How do chickens recognize people and other chickens?

[RL]

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Ha hah! Chicken inelegance! I guess that was a typo, but it sure is funny! i suppose what we often think of as out chickens being "inelegant" is actually "intelligent"

HA!

Yeah a bit of a typo there. I even read over that a time or two. I guess I should of had my chickens look at it before I sbmitted it. I do need a new keyboard though, it doesn't seem to spell them words correctly sometimes.

 

[DaughterOfEve]

Figure this one out. My phoenix rooster hates the color blue. I have a blue sweat shirt, if I forget and wear it in the yard I will have a rooster attacking me for sure. He came to us full grown so I don't know if there is a blue nightmare from his past or not.

 

[Pamjay]

I think my chickens know the sound of my voice. Even when they can't see me they come running when they hear me.

 

[faithfulgirl82]

I definitely believe it is both sight and sound. All of our chickens can detect predators from afar and as soon as they do, the older roos and hens starts making a lot of commotion as the younger chickens and chicks hides.

We have a naked neck turken hen that gave me that weird chicken eyed look when I came down to her level. I had my glasses on and it was the first time she saw me with my glasses, so she gave me a weird, investigative look like to wonder "What is that on her face?" It was completely adorable!

 

[RL]

Yep. It has got to be both sight and sound.

 

[aimeeinwv]

No doubt that I believe my girls know me. They are fearful of strangers but follow me like the alfa hen. My Roo's know me too and tend to battle me sometimes, I'm winning!

 

[Mahonri]

Amazing those sights and sounds compute in those itty bitty brains.

 

[buck431397]

My chickens will follow my dog around. When she comes outside they will run over to her just like they run over to me. I think they associate her with food time....

 

[aimeeinwv]

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MINE TOO! they think the dog brings food!!!

 

[big greg barker]

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Hmmmm. Reminds me of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. Ever seen "The Birds"? You'l never look at your chickens the same way again..... Bwahahahahahaha!!!!